Joey Nolan wears a helmet while riding his four-wheeler through the side yard near his Sterlington home. The Nolan family practices ATV safety.

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Zack Southwell
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Neighborhoods plagued with children operating four-wheelers, ATVs and golf carts on city streets can do little about it, according to police.

Sgt. Mark Johnson with the Monroe Police Department said MPD recieves many calls about kids on golf carts and four wheelers on public roads.

"Unfortunately, when we respond to these things we find that the kids are out there on the road with the permission of the parents," Johnson said. "The parents often are the ones riding these vehicles on the roads and the kids just follow their lead. (It's a) learned behavior." ...